Dennis L
VerifiedJuly 13, 2023 Stayed at: 42, Loop: Bonito
Excellent campground, excellent hosts. Close to Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. Clean flush toilets
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531 reviews
Bonito Campground offers a great camping experience with well-maintained facilities, spacious sites, and friendly hosts. Reviewers highlight the cleanliness of the restrooms and the campground's peaceful atmosphere, making it an ideal spot for exploring nearby national monuments. Some noted limited cell service and generator restrictions; however, the overall positive feedback suggests a strong desire to return.
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July 13, 2023 Stayed at: 42, Loop: Bonito
Excellent campground, excellent hosts. Close to Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. Clean flush toilets
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July 13, 2023 Stayed at: 42, Loop: Bonito
Excellent campground, excellent hosts. Close to Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. Clean flush toilets
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July 17, 2023 Stayed at: 33, Loop: Bonito
Bonito is a lovely pine-forested campground. The hosts Elaine and her husband were wonderful! Bathrooms were spotless and the campground itself was generally quiet. Will definitely come back for another stay!
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July 17, 2023 Stayed at: 33, Loop: Bonito
Bonito is a lovely pine-forested campground. The hosts Elaine and her husband were wonderful! Bathrooms were spotless and the campground itself was generally quiet. Will definitely come back for another stay!
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July 19, 2023 Stayed at: 27, Loop: Bonito
Demand better pictures the sites.
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July 19, 2023 Stayed at: 27, Loop: Bonito
Demand better pictures the sites.
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July 21, 2023 Stayed at: 33, Loop: Bonito
What a dumpster fire! Seriously - I was just finishing setup on my trailer when I looked up and saw smoke pouring out of the dumspter across from my site. I grabbed my 5 gal bucket and got some water on the embers that had re-ignited! The camp hosts came up quickly and helped douse the fire with their buckets! What a way to start the trip.
This is an awesome campground - extremely quiet, very spacious, very clean and the camp hosts are very cordial and attentive. We hadn't been onsite 5 minutes before they rolled up asking if we needed anything and let us change our reserved location for one of the first-come sites that had more shade. It turns out that little change may have prevented a small dumpster fire from becoming a really big problem. We look forward to staying here again, as soon as it cools off.
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July 21, 2023 Stayed at: 33, Loop: Bonito
What a dumpster fire! Seriously - I was just finishing setup on my trailer when I looked up and saw smoke pouring out of the dumspter across from my site. I grabbed my 5 gal bucket and got some water on the embers that had re-ignited! The camp hosts came up quickly and helped douse the fire with their buckets! What a way to start the trip.
This is an awesome campground - extremely quiet, very spacious, very clean and the camp hosts are very cordial and attentive. We hadn't been onsite 5 minutes before they rolled up asking if we needed anything and let us change our reserved location for one of the first-come sites that had more shade. It turns out that little change may have prevented a small dumpster fire from becoming a really big problem. We look forward to staying here again, as soon as it cools off.
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July 25, 2023 Stayed at: 27, Loop: Bonito
Great Campground, site was huge and bathrooms were clean. Lots of trees and shade. Great view of the mountains when you drive to sunset Crater. Didn't see the Wupatki national Monument but it was very close as well. There is potable water by the bathroom. No showers though. No cell service as soon as you drive into the Campground. The ground is all crushed pumice which was a cool feature of the now dormant volcano. Since it's crushed pumice there was no mud when it rained
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July 25, 2023 Stayed at: 26, Loop: Bonito
Beautiful spot to camp with great bathrooms and welcoming hosts!
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Bonito Campground, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 United States
Elevation: 2,117 ft
Drive 12 mi northeast of Flagstaff on US 89. Turn east (right) on FR 545 (toward Sunset Crater) and drive 2 mi to Bonito Campground. Campground entrance is just before the entrance station of Sunset Crater National Monument
Bonito Campground is accessible via US 89, located approximately 12 miles southwest of the campground. The campground can be reached by turning east on Forest Road 545 from US 89.
The closest entrance is: Desert View Entrance Station
Approximate drive: 59.4 mi · over 1 hr (102 min)
Last updated: October 21, 2026